§51-9-7. Ineligibility to receive pay or benefits.
A judge who retires under the provisions of any section of
this article and accepts the pay or benefits payable under this
article shall, while receiving said pay or benefits, be permitted
to hold any public office or trust for which the judge receives
compensation from the State of West Virginia. If, after retirement
under the provisions of this article, a judge is elected or
appointed to any public office or trust for which he or she
receives any salary or other compensation from the State of West
Virginia, the retired judge is not eligible to participate in any
other pension plan maintained by the State of West Virginia, nor
accrue additional years of credited service under this system or
any other state pension system. A judge who retires because of
disability and accepts the pay or benefits payable under this
article because of his or her disability shall not, while receiving
said pay or benefits because of his or her disability, be permitted
to practice law. If, after disability retirement under the
provisions of this article and while receiving pay or benefits
payable under said article because of his or her disability, he or
she shall enter the practice of law, his or her pay or benefits
under this article because of his or her disability shall be
suspended for such time only as he or she shall be engaged in the
practice of law.